Have a Car at Oberlin? Good Luck Finding Parking
One of the most important things about Oberlin is how environmentally conscious it is, as demonstrated by its goal of carbon neutrality by 2025 and the walkable campus. These two aspects reflect the...
View ArticleStudents Raise Concerns over Wait Times, Human Interaction Amid Azariah’s...
Starting Winter Term, Azariah’s Café — a hub of student activity, studying, and socializing — stopped accepting almost all in-person orders. The infamous long line disappeared, and the cafe’s ordering...
View ArticleIvy Leagues’ Mandatory Standardized Testing Policies Classist
What comes to mind first when hearing “Ivy League school” are the following words: pretentious, expensive, and exclusive. In the United States, very few undergraduates can say that they went to an...
View ArticleOffice of Study Away Should Offer More Tailored Guidance, Opportunities
When thinking about studying abroad, millions of thoughts pop up all at once. From where, to when, to how, to why — these questions become seriously overwhelming sometimes. When looking into the...
View ArticleOberlin Should Rethink Study Spaces
When I want to focus or study, I always crave a quiet space and a lot of natural sunlight. Naturally, libraries are my main hub for when I need to get in the zone and do a lot of work, but I find...
View ArticleLocal Shops Support Oberlin Artists After Ginko Gallery & Studio Closing
The visual art scene at Oberlin continues to evolve, even with the recent closing of Ginko Gallery & Studio. This raises the question of what has happened to the local galleries, art suppliers, and...
View ArticleHula Workshop Centers Hawaiian Diasporas, Highlights Indigenous Communities
On Sept. 18, College third-year Isabel Handa will present a workshop teaching the basics and choreography of hula. In collaboration with Oberlin Shansi, Handa was awarded the AAPI Experience Grant to...
View ArticleAaron Helgeson, OC ’05, Discusses Science Behind Creative Wellness
Aaron Helgeson, OC ’05, received a double-degree in Composition and Theater. Deciding to further his education, he went to graduate school at the University of California, San Diego before coming back...
View ArticleNatural Introspection
Pray tell, do your ears share what others hear? Or are they hollow? Harvested with a collection of nests and frayed willow bark. If you could pray, tell me what language you speak? I have many...
View ArticleAward-Winning Paper Says Classics Must Be Viewed Through Queer Perspectives
On Oct. 8, Carissa Chappell gave a talk titled “Leaving No Trace: Reading the Asexual Possibility in an Ancient Greek Novel” which discussed their award-winning paper on sexuality in ancient Greek...
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